Hand-stamp



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No. 243%,36. Pammad June 28,

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Mk ww W 1 q) UNI-TED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

ALBERT W. GATES AND AZRO H. PETTIT, OF ANDOVER, OHIO.

HAND-STAM P. 4

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,368, dated in... 28, 1881.

Application mate 24,1880. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern Be itknown'that we, ALBERT WV. GATES and AZRO I I. PETTIT, of Andover, in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, have invented shaft by a set-screw, a, Fig. 2. "two sleeves is coiled spring, G.

a certain new and Improved Calendar-Stamp;

and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and complete description thereof.

This invention is a registering-calendar for giving and printingthe year, the month of the year, the day of the -1nonth,and' the minute and hour ofthe day, designating the same A. M. and P. M, the operative parts for this pur- )ose bein actuated b and in combination with anordinary clock-work and hand-stamp, constructed and operated substantiallyas herein described, andillustrnted by the drawings,

making. a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a side view ot' the 111thchine; Fig. 2, an end view; Fig. 3, a sectional plan view. The rest of the tignres are detached sections, to which reference will be made.

. Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several views.

In a snitably constructed frame, of whichA is the top and B thesupporting-corners, is se cured an ordinary clock-work, the-facet) of which is seen in the plane of the table or frame A. A detailed description of said clock movement is not essential for aproper understanding of the invention, as such movement is only a motor for actuating-the several parts of the aforesaid calendar, constructed and arranged in combination therewith, as follows:

i .D, Figstl and 2,is an upright shaft,having Fig.2, from'thc under side of the end of which,

depends a nib, c.

To the upper end of thenpright shaftil) is I fixeda circular head or disk, J, from the edge of which disk projects upward a nib, d,and" from the periphery thereof afinger, e, the use of which willbe hereinafter shown. To the lower end of the shaftis secured a cog-wheel, K, made to engage a corresponding cog wheel, L, of the clock-movement, whereby the said shaft and its attachments are operated.

M, Figs. 1 and 2, is a wheel, the shaft of x which has its hearings in hangers depending from the top of the frame of the clock-work. On the periphery of the wheel Mare the letters A. M. and P. M., four of each, and alternately arranged, as seen in the drawings. Said wheel is so arranged that a portionof its circumference is above the top A of the frame, as seen in Figs. 3 andl. From the side of the wheel facing the head J, ahove alluded to, projecteight pins, f. Saidpins project so far beyond the side ct the wheel that the finger c of the head J will engage them as the head rotates, and thercii turn the wheel M one eighth of the way aro-nndt-hat is, from A. M. to P. M., and from P. M. to A. M., thereby bringing said letters to the upper side of the wheel that they may be seen above the plane of the top of the frame A, as seen in Figs. 31 and (i. The wheel M is prevented from tnritiii'g: until actuated by the finger engaging the pins by a spring, N, Fig. 2. The free end of the spring is lodged between two of the pins, which etfectuallychecks the rotation of the wheel until the end of the spring is forced from between thepins at the proper time required to have i it rotated by the tinger. This removing of the spring from between the pins of the wheel is effected by the stud d projecting from the side of the head J, above alluded to. 'Said stud, as will be seen, precedes the finger as the head rotates. The stud passes under the spring to the rear side, and impinges upon aslight projectionon the inner side of the end'o'f the spring, and forces it from between thepins in time for the finger to engage them to rotate the wheehas abovesaid. i

It will be seen in Figs. 1 andS that the edge of the wheel M is above the plane of the top of the frame A andopposite the iigure 6 of.

the dial G. r

'i is the minute-hand of the diahand i the hour-hand, both of which are operated by the clock "movement or mechanism, to which they are related by wheels. It will be observed that [the figures of the dialand the letters on the wheel, also the names on either side of the wheel M, and by which said shaft is rotated 0n the opposite end ot' the shaft 0 is a sprocket-wimch 1!, Figs. fl and 6, made to engage a wheel, S. Saidwhcelltpossesses fourarms,

whereas the wheel S has eight; arms, for a purpose presently shown.

, A", Fig. 7, is a. chi-ck. Said check consists of a springon the free end of which is a swell, a, made toengage the pins m projecting from theai'n-is of the wheel S,.to preventsaid wheel from rotating until the proper time in the gen eral movement ofthe machine, at which pportune moment it is lii'tcdifrom the wheehas the wheel rotates,.by one of the pins thereof impinging upon the swell a on the under side of .the-check-spring and pushing up the end of said spring so that the spokes of the sprocketwheel ca-n'engage the pins of the wheel S'and rotateit; t

' 13, Figs. 1 'and'tl, is a case: which, with a top or cover, 1), forms a shallow cylindrical shell.

\Vit'hin said shell is fitted a supplementary shell .or lining, E, secured to the outer shell,

13, by screws inserted in thd tops of the two-- shells, thereby forming a double top'to the case, "as seen in Fig. 9, whichreprcsents a trzinsverse section of the case. It; will be seen in said Fig. 9 that the inncrsliell is much less in diameter than-the outer one,therebyforn} in g anzznniular spacebetween the two. shells. Said space is filled withgthirty-one numerical type, F, corrcspondiugto'the days of the'lnonth as seen in F g. 3. Said'type are fittedloosely inthe annfliar -space,.soathat they may freely v the case of types.

move vertically.therein. 'l h'ctype areprevent cd from tailing from the annular space by a led go or flan go, 0', Fig.9, proiectingfrom arou n d the loweredgc of the inner shell and partially closing the annular space, leaving only enough room lorthebody'ot'the type to. pass down thro'ugln-so that the swell or enlargement d on the type will-rest upon the ledge or flange a, substantially as shown in said Fig.9, The several type are prevented from rubbing against each other by'j' artitions c, 1ig.-3,

placed bctwcen'the n, so that the types move independentlyandavithout rubbing one upon the other. The'lowcrend otcaeh type is provided with a foot, in, proiceting beyond the side's ofthecase, as seen in Figs. 7 ands. Said Fig. 8 represents a partial underside view of The feet of the t ype prevent them frombeing pushed upward out of the case, and by which the type are successively lifted up and retained in that position for a period of time by their contact with the wheel S above alluded to,as and for a purpose presently shown.

The inking and pressingdevice of the" abovedescribcd machine is constructed and arranged as follows:

In the arm of the standard G is secured a sleeve, ill, in which is titted so as to slide freely therein a stem, 1, the upper endofia which terminates in a knob, J. To the lower end of the stem is fixed the pressing pad or cushioirK, whi'cl1,onbeing'forced down bya blow upon the knob, is again elevated by a s'pringwithin the sleeve. The inking device consists of an inking-ribbon stretched across the face of the dial under the cushion from the sleeve. n to the sleere ig-l ig. 2, in which the rollers ofthe ribboniare secured and worked for adjusting the ribbon'over the face of the dial and letterings, all of which is, or may be, like the hand-presses and inking-rib bon in ordinary use.

Having described the construction and arrangement of the machine, the practical operation of the same is as follows: It will he observed that the dial-hands are secured respectively to the disks h h, Fig. '3, instead of being separate and distinct, as' are the hands of anlordinary watch, the purpose of which is to prevent the hands from being forced upon each other by the pad K when driven upon 0 them in the actof printin ,The position of the instrument as shown-in the drawings is\ suchas to indicate the 1st day of March, l8S0-,

and thehour ten minutes past six oclock A. M. All matter printed at this particular time will bear the same date and hour-that is to say, all "letters, bills, &c., laid over the face of the dial and the inking-ribbon will bear the above date and the time of the'day AJI. As the hands keep moving by the mechanism of the clock-work, thereby indic'at'ingthe passing time A. M. toward twelve ocloclgso all mattor-printed between twelve and that shown in the'drawings will have the hour and minute printed upon it from time to time up to twelve" ocloclL' When the hour of twelve midday has arrived, the time still goes on, but the post-meridian isindicated by the letters P. BL, and the letters A. M, disappear as the wheel M revolves, and the letters P. BL come insight to indicate the afternoon. This movement of the wheel is effected as follows: The wheel K, actuated by the clock-work, and thereby made to revolve once in twelve hours, carries around with it'the arm I,attached to the upper sleeve E, on the shaft of the said wheel K. The said arm, as above described, is attached to the sleeve, and the sleeve to the spring G, the lower end-of the spring being secured to the shaft of the wheel K by means of a set-screw and sleeve; hence thearm I isrotated by the spring, and the spring directly by the shaft. As the arm l moves around,the nib c cngagestheshoulder 0, Fig.2, terminating the stationary arm J ",and is thereby prevented from further rotative movement for a time. The shaft, however,continues to revolve,and the armH with it, as itis connected to the shaftby the lower sleeve.

This continued movement ot'thc shat'tanfd lifting the armlnearly from its engagementwith' theshoulder of the stationary arm J.

assess At this moment the wheel It (secured to the lowerend ot' a hollow shaft, S, and having fixed to-its upper end the numeral hand i, Fig. 3, and possessing an hour] y revolution by its connection with the elockwvorks) so far revolves as to bring under the end of the arm H an inclined plane, 11, Figs. land 1. This inclined plane in the side of the wheel 1t pushes upward the arm II, which in turn dislodges the arm 1 from its engagement with the Sim.

tionary arm J. The arm being thus released, the reaction of the spring tlcauses the arm to spring suddenly forward in the same direction in which it was firstmovingwhen arrested by the stationary arm J. This action of the arm and spring rotates the headJin the same direction, it being secured to the upper sleeve, and this action of the head causes the lugd to draw forward the end of the spring N from between the pins f projectiu gfrom the wheel M, Fig. 2. At this instant the finger e engages the said pins f, and turns the wheel from A. M. to P. AL; hence the matter now stamped will be indicated as being done in the afternoon instead of the. forenoon, as first described,

also, as the time still goes on without interruption, the time in the afternoon will be recorded; the hour-hand and disk ot'the dial being actuated by a shaft passing upward through the hollow shaft to which the minute ,hand and disk are secured, both hands being from P. M .to A.M., the sproclcet wheel R rotates the wheelS and forces the swell a" gently from between the pins, and allows the wheel to move t'reelyone-eighth of the way around. Theswell a then drops between the nexttwo pinsor teeth of the wheel and holdsit firmly, so that it will not againmove until the expiration of twentyfour hours,one entire day, at which time it will rotates it carries with it the foot of the typefigure 1. v This rotates the case of types, thereby bringing the type .2 to the position held by the" type-figure 1, when the type 1 drops down out of the way, it being no longer supported in the arms of the wheel, whereas the type ho. 2 is pushed upabove the face of the frame or table.

is taken from'its seat and the word April inserted in its place, and so on throughout the.

year, at the end of which period the year 1580;

is removed and 1881 substituted in lieu there of. It will be observed that the movement of the clock-work is the reverse ofthat of an ordinary watch.

-What we claim. as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1.111 calendar-stamps, the upright shaft 1), head J, provided with a nib, d, and finger, spring G, and arm I, in combination with the sleeves E F, arms H J, and cum )2, substantia-lly as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combinatiomthe spring G,ari nI, shaft D, and head J, provided with a nib and finger, sleevesE F, arms H J, cam 11, and cog-wheels whereby said shaft is put in connection with a clock mechanism for operating the same, sub stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In caleiular-stamps, the shaft 7, spring G, sleeves E F, and head J, with its nib andtinger, in combination with arms 11 I J, cam-wheel 1%, wheel M, and spring-check N, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. ,;.\\ith a rotative cylinder, U, of movable type, the combination of the wheel S,sprocketwheel 1t, spring-check A, and shaft 0,1)1'0- vided with cog-wheels, wheel M, and head J,

substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In calendar-stun: ps, the rotating type-case B and wheel M, arranged in combination with the wheel S and sprocket-wheel, operating substantiall y as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In calendar-stamps, the pointers i i, rotat ing with their faces in the plane of the table, and the revolving type-case having its facein said plane, in combination with the wheel M, arranged with its axis of rotation at right angles to that of the said type-ease, and much anism described, by which the type-case is revolved by said wheel M, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' In testimony whereof we affiX our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT W. GATES. AZRO II. PETTI'J Witnesses:

M. D. Gh'rns, E.'J. FARMER. 

